Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kirkland's, 86A THF Blvd, CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI 63005
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple back regions.
Final narrative
On 8/26/2016 at 1:45 p.m. an employee was descending an 8 foot ladder when she lost her balance on the 3rd rung from the top and fell to the floor. She suffered compression fractures of the T12 and L3 vertebrae.
HospitalizedMultiple back regionsMovable ladders, unspecified
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